1894.] D. Prain — Some additional species of Convolvulaceae. 87 



14 Erycibe Stapfiana Prain ; branchlets round glabrous, leaves 

 large usually elliptic or oblong, narrowed to a cuneate or narrowly 

 truncate base, apex shortly blunt acuminate, sometimes narrowly lan- 

 ceolate, coriaceous, glabrous paler beneath, lateral nerves raised beneath, 

 cymes in axillary clusters, 



Malay Peninsula : Perak ; at considerable elevations, 300-3000 

 ieet, Ktmstler, 4015 ! 4115 ! 7784 ! ScortecMni, 1793 ! Tenasserim Parish! 

 A shrubby or slender climbei-, much branched. Leaves 4-7 by 2-3 in. oblonf 

 or elliptic in all the Perak specimens, narrow lanceolate 4^ by I5 in. in Tenasserim 

 ones, lateral nerves 4-6 pairs, obliquely ascending (the lowest pairs extending more 

 than |-way along the margin) visible above and raised beneath, secondary veins 

 reticulately raised beneath inconspicuous above, petiole i in. glabrous. Cymes |-2 

 in. long, in fascicles of 4-9, from an axillary woody protuberance, 5-20-fld., peduncles 

 densely dark-brown tomentose as are the bracteolate pedicels -jV-^ in. Sepals 

 orbicular densely brown-tomentose. Corolla lobes narrow, spreading | in., waxy 

 white within ; interlobular portion very dark-brown tomentose externally, lobules 

 narrow divergent, slightly crenulate along the obliquely truncate apex. Berry ovoid 

 I in. long, i. in. diam., densely clothed with a fine dark-brown velvety tomentum. 



A remarkable species, well characterised by its leaves, which bear a strikino- 

 supei'ficial resemblance to those of Gasearia macrocarpa, and by its velvety epicarp. 



15. Ervcibe festiva Prain ; branchlets angular, sparingly pubes- 

 cent, leaves rather long petioled large thinly coriaceous glabrous, elliptic 

 or oblong, base cuneate, apex long acuminate, lateral nerves distinct on 

 both surfaces, especially beneath, cymes very short, few-fld. 



Malay Peninsula : Singapore, Hullett n. 624 ! Perak, Ktmstler n. 

 6445 ! 



A small tree {Hullett) or creeper, 60-70 feet long {Kunstler) branches "rooved or 

 angular. Leaves 3-6 in. by 1^-21 in. dark green, lateral nerves 7-9 pairs, secondary 

 veins invisible, petioles ^-% in. Cymes axillary many-fld., peduncles ^— | in., rusty 

 pubescent; pedicels bracteolate rusty pubescent ^ in. Sepals rusty pubescent 

 orbicular. Corolla lobes broad, spreading f in., pale greenish white; interlobular 

 portion brown tomentose externally, lobules ovate, margins deeply erose throughout. 

 Berry not seen. 



Resembles most closely E. allida, but differs very markedly in tomentum 

 in size of flowers and in shape of corolla lobules. A very distinct species. 



16. Erycibe albida Prain; branchlets round sparingly pubes- 

 cent leaves very large elliptic or narrow oblong shortly attenuated at 

 both ends, coriaceous glabrous pale beneath, lateral nerves visible but 

 not raised on both surfaces, cymes very short, few-fld., flowers laro-e. 



Malay Peninsula : Perak, Ktmstler n. 7373 ! Scortechini. Puno-ah 

 Ctirtis n. 2947 ! 



A shrub [Scortechini, Curtis) or small tree (Kunstler) 10-20 feet high, erect 

 much spreading. Leaves 7-12 in. by 3-5 in., dark green above waxy pale greenish 

 yellow beneath {Kunstler) ; lateral nerves 8-9 pairs, secondary veins invisible, petiole 

 4-| in. Cymes axillary 5-8-fld., peduncles -^ in., flowers nearly eeesile with 3 



